NYEagle
Bencher
Wow after seeing 30-0 put on by the Roosters and then 0-30 put on them I think rugby league is a very very different game to what it has ever been.
I think it makes the 40-0 put on Manly not as shocking as it would have been in the past. In the past that would have indicated a dead team, but in this day and age momentum is everything and any team can get a roll on with the ball as we we saw with the 24-0 to Manly at the end.
Why suddenly is this happening?. I put it down to the banning of the should charge and all the rules around head contact and lifting. Players are so careful in tackles now and there is a lot more movement of the ball. The big hits and the gang tackles are gone, players are moving off the mark 5 metres every play or trying to milk a penalty so defences are getting leaky and defensive lines moving incredibly fast. Two of three sets of possession, a penalty, or knock on and things turn completely around.
Something I have also noticed is that <I>attack<I\> seems to tap out teams too. How often have there been 20 or 30 points scored by one team rolling all over the other and then the opposite happens right after.
Never seen such a whacky season, love to hear your theories on this.
NYEagle
I think it makes the 40-0 put on Manly not as shocking as it would have been in the past. In the past that would have indicated a dead team, but in this day and age momentum is everything and any team can get a roll on with the ball as we we saw with the 24-0 to Manly at the end.
Why suddenly is this happening?. I put it down to the banning of the should charge and all the rules around head contact and lifting. Players are so careful in tackles now and there is a lot more movement of the ball. The big hits and the gang tackles are gone, players are moving off the mark 5 metres every play or trying to milk a penalty so defences are getting leaky and defensive lines moving incredibly fast. Two of three sets of possession, a penalty, or knock on and things turn completely around.
Something I have also noticed is that <I>attack<I\> seems to tap out teams too. How often have there been 20 or 30 points scored by one team rolling all over the other and then the opposite happens right after.
Never seen such a whacky season, love to hear your theories on this.
NYEagle